Topic: Boston

A federal court in Boston has put a hold on its July ruling that struck down portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as unconstitutionalA federal court in Boston has put a hold on its July ruling that struck down portions ...
US judge in Boston rules federal gay marriage ban unconstitutionalA U.S. judge in Boston has ruled that a federal gay marriage ban is unconstitutional because it interferes with the right of a state to define marriage.U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro on Thursday ...
Mass. AG argues against federal gay marriage ban, says law penalizes married gay couplesThe Massachusetts Attorney General has asked a judge to strike down a federal ban on gay marriage because it interferes with state's rights to define marriage.Martha Coakley's office challenged ...
Twenty years after he met the love of his life, nearly five years after their wedding helped make history, it took a nasty bout of pneumonia for Gary Chalmers to fully appreciate the blessings of marriage. But until May 17, 2004, when ...
Gay rights rallies held nationwide to protest California ban, renew fight for right to marryGay rights supporters waving rainbow colors marched, chanted and danced in cities coast to coast Saturday to protest the vote that banned gay marriage in California and to ...

Summer tourism was strong and fall looks healthy

With a shaky national economy, high gas prices and a very wet summer, Vermont could have found itself with a dismal summer tourist season, but that does not seem to be the case.A surging Canadian dollar, the desire by Americans regardless of ...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Vote to Block Anti-Gay Marriage Question From 2008 BallotMassachusetts lawmakers threw out a proposed constitutional amendment Thursday that would have let voters decide whether to ban gay marriage in the only state that allows it.The vote _ which came amid ...